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Ogun State Polytechnic of Health and Allied Sciences, Ilese-Ijebu (OSPOHAS) is a state-owned institution at Ilese in Ijebu North East Local Government Area of Ogun State, south-west Nigeria. Until its renaming in 2023 it was the Ogun State College of Health Technology. Its mission is to train middle-level health manpower for primary health care delivery in Ogun State and Nigeria, in line with the policies of the federal and state ministries of health and education.
The campus occupies about 100 hectares at Ilese, bordered to the north by the old Ijebu-Ode/Benin Road, to the south by the Sagamu/Benin expressway, to the east by Ilese-Ijebu township and to the west by the Oregun and Oke-Owa sawmill areas. Postal address is PMB 2081, Ijebu-Ode.
Teaching is organised into seven schools or academic units: Public Health, Environmental Health, Community Health, Pharmacy and Medical Diagnostic Science, Health Information Management, Dental Health Sciences and Part-time Studies. Awards range from certificates and diplomas to National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) qualifications, with emphasis on primary health and related fields. Programmes include Environmental Health Technology, Community Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, Dental Technology, Dental Therapy, Medical Imaging, Health Information Management, Pharmacy Technician and Medical Laboratory Technician courses, Public Health Nursing, Social Development and Medical Social Work.
Courses are regulated by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and by professional bodies including the West Africa Health Examinations Board, the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, the Dental Therapists Registration Board, the Community Health Practitioners Registration Board, the Medical Records Registration Board and the Dental Technology Registration Board. In affiliation with the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), the polytechnic runs a three-year top-up programme for HND holders leading to B.Tech degrees in Dental Technology and Dental Therapy, with lectures on Fridays and Saturdays.
The College Clinic, staffed by a medical doctor and other health personnel, serves students, staff and the Ilese community and acts as a training ground for practicum. Students have access to a full-time guidance counsellor, a students' affairs office, a library and the SIWES industrial training scheme, which students join after completing 100 level for up to twelve weeks. The institution maintains a zero-tolerance policy on examination malpractice and cultism.
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View scholarships for Ogun State Polytechnic of Health and Allied Sciences, Ilese-Ijebu →Five O-Level credits in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics from WAEC or NECO (NABTEB also accepted in the admission compendium), obtained in not more than two sittings, apply to ND programmes such as Environmental Health Technology, Dental Technology, Dental Therapy and Medical Imaging. ND Health Information Management requires English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and one other relevant subject. Water Resources Management and Sanitation requires English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Geography and one relevant subject. Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics requires English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Geography and Chemistry in not more than two sittings. ND Social Development requires English Language, Mathematics and three of Government/History, CRS/IRS, Health Science/Biology/Nutrition, Economics/Commerce or Geography.
Applicants who chose the polytechnic as first choice in the 2024 JAMB UTME and scored 120 or above may buy the Post-UTME screening form. Candidates who did not choose the institution may apply for a change of institution at a JAMB-accredited CBT centre and make it their first choice. The form cost N2,000, payable online only through the school portal (no POS payments), before the end of August 2024. Courses covered: Community Health, Dental Therapy, Dental Technology, Environmental Health Technology, Health Information Management, Nutrition and Dietetics, Paramedics Technology and Psycho-Social Rehabilitation.
Holders of the relevant National Diploma with at least Lower Credit, in addition to the O-Level requirements of the ND programme. HND Community Health requires an ND in Community Health with at least Lower Credit from the polytechnic. HND Public Health Nursing (two years, awarded by the West Africa Health Examinations Board) is open to holders of RN and RM, psychiatric or theatre nursing certificates, with five O-Level credits including English Language, Biology and three relevant subjects.
Health Technician (3 years): four O-Level credits including English Language, Biology, Mathematics and a relevant subject; Health Assistants enter year 2. Health Assistant (2 years): three credits in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and a pass in English. Community Ophthalmic Technician (3 years): five passes including English Language, Mathematics and Biology. Environmental Health Technician (3 years): three credits including English Language, Biology and Chemistry. Certificate in Community Health (JCHEW, 2 years): three credits including Mathematics, Biology and English Language. Diploma in Pharmacy Technician and Pharmaceutical Technology (3 years): four credits including English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technician (3 years): five credits including English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. Diploma in Medical Image Technician (3 years): four credits including Biology, Chemistry and Physics with a pass in English. Diploma in Dental Health Technician (3 years): four credits including English Language, Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry or Physics; holders of the Diploma in Dental Surgery Techniques may be considered for ND II Dental Therapy. Diploma in Health Information Management (technician, 3 years): four credits including English Language, Biology, Mathematics and one other. Diploma in Health Promotion and Education (2 years): five credits including English Language, Mathematics, Biology and one other.
For Dental Technology and Dental Therapy: an HND with at least Lower Credit from a recognised institution, five relevant O-Level credits, and an NYSC discharge or exemption certificate. Duration is three years with lectures on Fridays and Saturdays. Application is through the polytechnic portal with a payment of N25,000, followed by a screening exercise.
Applications are made through the polytechnic's online application portal. Applicants awaiting O-Level results may apply, but results must be available before the admission exercise.
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